Ozzy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 The man has been spectacular this season! Hands down! I'm really looking forward to how he handles the kids going forward, and most definitely how we march through this year's playoffs. Needless to say, I'm a big fan! How 'bout you guys? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) He has for sure been a difference. I don’t know how you can say he hasn’t been. He’s brought structure to a team that was lacking it. And that’s coming from someone who didn’t hate Gallant the way others do. It was a needed change though, in seeing them play. It’s a team that has talent to burn but needed to learn how to win games in other ways when their skill was being shutdown and Igor wasn’t standing on his head. Like he has in almost all of his other stops, he has made an immediate impact. And while I definitely appreciate the way he has changed the way we play quite a bit, and while I definitely think he is in the conversation for being one of the best coaches in the league, I can’t see him winning the award just because the Rangers are a team coming off of back-to-back seasons where they posted over 100 points. I feel most of the time, the Jack Adams goes to a guy who leads a surprise team well above expectation. I can see a guy like Tortorella getting some love this year, because who the hell had Philadelphia making any type as much of a dent as they have? Edited February 23 by RichieNextel305 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Not a chance. Tocchet has that locked up. Canucks went from non-playoffs to President’s Cup challenger. The Rangers were already a team that was well into the 100s points wise. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just now, BrooksBurner said: Not a chance. Tocchet has that locked up. Canucks went from non-playoffs to President’s Cup challenger. The Rangers were already a team that was well into the 100s points wise. Yeah, forgot about him too. I mentioned Torts but hard to dismiss what Tocchet has done for Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, RichieNextel305 said: Yeah, forgot about him too. I mentioned Torts but hard to dismiss what Tocchet has done for Vancouver. I agree about Torts, and there's time for the optics to change. If Vancouver cools and Philly heats up, Torts could absolutely get it. It's amazing what he's done with that Flyers roster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ in VA Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I think Vancouver may fade. I'd stick with Petey. But, don't sleep on Montgomery. No Patrice and Bruins are still humming. Too bad he's stuck with a rat-weasel C ! Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ in VA Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Speaking of Johnny Tortellini. Can't wait to see Torts face get all contorted Saturday afternoon. I smell a Broad Street beat down coming. I think the Broadway boys enjoy their weekend matinees. Let's Go Rangers ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 6 hours ago, RichieNextel305 said: He has for sure been a difference. I don’t know how you can say he hasn’t been. He’s brought structure to a team that was lacking it. And that’s coming from someone who didn’t hate Gallant the way others do. It was a needed change though, in seeing them play. It’s a team that has talent to burn but needed to learn how to win games in other ways when their skill was being shutdown and Igor wasn’t standing on his head. Like he has in almost all of his other stops, he has made an immediate impact. And while I definitely appreciate the way he has changed the way we play quite a bit, and while I definitely think he is in the conversation for being one of the best coaches in the league, I can’t see him winning the award just because the Rangers are a team coming off of back-to-back seasons where they posted over 100 points. I feel most of the time, the Jack Adams goes to a guy who leads a surprise team well above expectation. I can see a guy like Tortorella getting some love this year, because who the hell had Philadelphia making any type as much of a dent as they have? I think Tocchets name has been thrown around as well but Tortorella took a dumpster fire and put it out. He knows they lack much too end talent but has gotten the most out of that roster. It has to be Torts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Zero percent bc of tocchet and torts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 He's made a huge difference, but no. Tocchet is getting it. I love how Trocheck basically came out and said that having Laviolette behind the bench has made a huge difference, and how much he instills confidence in everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 9 hours ago, BrooksBurner said: Not a chance. Tocchet has that locked up. Canucks went from non-playoffs to President’s Cup challenger. The Rangers were already a team that was well into the 100s points wise. This. Laviolette deserves consideration, but that consideration should fall well short of Tocchet's feet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 11 hours ago, JJ in VA said: I think Vancouver may fade. I'd stick with Petey. But, don't sleep on Montgomery. No Patrice and Bruins are still humming. Too bad he's stuck with a rat-weasel C ! Ha They are a wild card team if they didn't receive 12 points for losing games in OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 14 hours ago, Ozzy said: The man has been spectacular this season! Hands down! I'm really looking forward to how he handles the kids going forward, and most definitely how we march through this year's playoffs. Needless to say, I'm a big fan! How 'bout you guys? Ranger Oz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 11 minutes ago, Albatrosss said: Ranger Oz? My alter ego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty9 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I don't want to jinx it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Nothing to jinx. He's not winning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Laviolette has ridden the Rangers very well all season. He's been measured in his approach and he's stuck with a 4 line rotation when we needed it and double-shifted a few guys when we needed it. I keep coming back to his early insistence that we'd have rough patches, things to talk about, even when the Rangers were romping the NHL. That's what made the adjustments so effective after those rough patches. He knew we'd need to make some changes and he was ready for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 They were mid to not that great for about two months and still had first place. They've been shredding since the break. This is more early season Rangers right now, perhaps better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Just now, Sharpshooter said: They were mid to not that great for about two months and still had first place. They've been shredding since the break. This is more early season Rangers right now, perhaps better. It's definitely better. Still lucky (winning goal off of a rookie's skate) but the Rangers are consistently dominating teams right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 1 minute ago, Br4d said: It's definitely better. Still lucky (winning goal off of a rookie's skate) but the Rangers are consistently dominating teams right now. You create your own luck. Some of their success early was because they got a bit of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Just now, Sharpshooter said: You create your own luck. Some of their success early was because they got a bit of it. They got a *lot* of luck. They still are but their performance in other games is setting up the great overall performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Still giving up way too many shots, he needs to fix that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Yeah, Igor has been great, but this is the fourth consecutive game with at least 40 shots against. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 9 minutes ago, Br4d said: They got a *lot* of luck. They still are but their performance in other games is setting up the great overall performance. You keep saying they're lucky but you have no way to prove that. Their PDO is 99.9, which suggests they are anything but lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog99 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Nice award...but the true test of his coaching performance will be how well they fair in the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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